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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

WIP Wednesday - Quilt Alongs

I decided not to participate in online bees this year. The increased cost of postage and the unknown of what you might receive in the mail were the two deciding factors. But I am participating in a few online QAL.

Alyce @ Blossom Heart Quilts is hosting the Milky Way Sampler -- there will be 12 monthly paper pieced patterns. No, I have not lost my mind. Paper piecing is my least favourite technique, but I want to retain the skills I learned last year. We'll see how it goes. I had a few issues with the first block -- this was the first time I used a print for paper piecing. I forgot that you have to be very careful of right side and wrong side of the fabric -- not a worry when you use solids. LOL

Sirius

Molli Sparkles is hosting the Honey Pot Bee. Each month, there will be two blocks, but the beauty is that you are making the blocks for yourself. So you can pick and choose which blocks you want to make. Here are the first three blocks.

Modern Christmas Tree

This was my favourite block to make. I'm starting to like HST's.

Starflower

The strawberry block was my least favourite to make -- 2-inch squares.

Strawberry

There are so many QAL's out there, it's hard to decide which ones to play along with.

Wow! Lots of great looking blocks! The Honey Pot is on my list too. I hope to go through my scrap bins to make those blocks. I absolutely love the strawberry block. Just incredibly sweet! I believe there was two sizes for that one.

I think that maintaining your paper piecing skills with Alyce's QAL is a really smart idea. I also did not really like making the strawberry block in the smaller size. It's sweet when it's finished... but tedious to put together! I am glad I only had to make one!

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